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File:Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss, Louvre 22 July 2017.jpg, not featured[edit]
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- Category: Commons:Featured pictures/Objects
- Info created by Joe deSousa (Flickr) - uploaded by Paris 16 - nominated by Paris 16 -- Paris 16 (talk) 05:58, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
- Support -- Paris 16 (talk) 05:58, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
- Support - I find this photo compelling: It pulls me in, so regardless of the fact that photos with these kinds of crops aren't normally featured, I think this one should be. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:05, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
- Support Daphne Lantier 07:29, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
- weak oppose The sculpture is compelling, not sure about this photograph though. There is possibly a vignette applied to the image, which helps "pull one in" to the faces but then one can't actually see Psyche's face, just a nose. Compare File:Psyche revived by the kiss of Love, Louvre 14 September 2009 003.jpg where we can see she is looking into his eyes -- surely that's essential for a close-up of this scene. Btw, the full sculpture looks like File:Psyché ranimée par le baiser de l'Amour.jpg. I think the best crop shows the embrace of both figures such as File:Amor-Psyche-Canova-JBU04.JPG. I don't think the landscape orientation is helpful here and the figures are positioned with Cupid's eye in the centre (perhaps cause that's where the focus point of the camera was) rather than framing a little lower and more to the right. As a plus, the image is sharp, and retains detail on the stone, and avoids any distractions in the background (which isn't easy). I also like the soft tones, because too many photos like this are ruined by applying lots of "Clarity". -- Colin (talk) 07:35, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
- Support I hear you, Colin, but I share Ikan's point of view ---Martin Falbisoner (talk) 08:12, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
- Support This angle and crop is designed to capture a moment rather than a statue. The shot creates a tension and makes it sensual, intimate, almost erotic. Sure, we can't see Psyche's face, but her exposed throat and arms up in surrender to love, shows how vulnerable she is at this moment. Just picture Google "woman with head back" for comparison. --cart-Talk 09:06, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
- Cart I tried your Google, but mostly I still see a face in each image, rather than a neck and nose. I agree with all the qualities you describe, but feel they come from the statue, which is great, rather than this composition, which seems created by holding the camera in the standard orientation aimed at Cupid's eye. I understand the point of cropping, but they are embracing, so I'd like to see his arm to complete the embrace, rather than a bit of wing. I'll change to "weak oppose" because it is a good quality photo of this statue, and it isn't as boring as many of our statue FPs. But if you're going to crop, the composition/orientation is the point, and I don't think it is quite right here. We've got a 3:2 horizontal image because that's what the camera makes when you hold it normally rather than a crop that is based on the subject. Why all the space on the left? I'm just itching to turn the camera vertically. -- Colin (talk) 09:44, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
- Oppose Why this format? The crop is too tight on bottom and also on top. --Uoaei1 (talk) 11:45, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
- Oppose Too tight crop. Chopped wings probably is the biggest problem here.. -- Pofka (talk) 16:15, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
- Oppose same as Uoaei.--Ermell (talk) 16:19, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
- Oppose Composition. --Peulle (talk) 16:47, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
- Probably wasted support per cart. Daniel Case (talk) 04:50, 28 July 2017 (UTC)
- Support The light does it perfectly--Wolfgang Moroder (talk) 05:39, 28 July 2017 (UTC)
- Oppose Per Uoaei. --Karelj (talk) 16:15, 28 July 2017 (UTC)
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